My hubby is a type 2 diabetic of 30 years. He has Gout, HBP, parkinsons, hyperlipidemia, ophthalmic migraines, sleep apnea, spinal stenosis, scoliosis, degeneration of the spine, obesity, & 3 bypasses. His insulin is 5x concentrated over normal doses. No exercise…non-compliant. This blog is a documentary of the progress of his disease....and a place for me to vent, so that I can continue to love and support him. All of my anger goes here. This is not the wife he sees.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

I didn't leave! Well, I tried. Got 10 miles east and my car died. Literally. Guess it should...it's 11 years old. No one here wants to fix it. The dealership wants $4000 to fix it and I can't see putting that much into a car that old.

So we bought a new car today. A small compact that gets excellent gas mileage. I'm delighted. I will stay til Sunday as hubby's birthday is Saturday. Had to cancel all my plans at home. Hopefully my brother-in-law can help hubby fix my old car when he comes to visit...he's a pretty good mechanic.

Needless to say, I just went right back to cleaning. It's a never ending thing with this place. Tackled a very old chandelier with at least 50 glass prisms and it came out gorgeous!!

FIL continues to make progress. He's more alert, participating more and more in conversations. Went to the dealership with us today. Doing much better at taking his medications on time. Hubby seems to be doing better as well. He is laughing and teasing more. I've seen more of the old hubby in the last month than I have in the last 4 years. Maybe this is a good place for him to be.

So even though I've had a setback in getting home, it's been a good week.

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Tomorrow is my last day and then I'm heading home. Very mixed emotions for both of us. We know he has to stay. We're pissed off that his brother isn't willing to help out. I'm peaceful about being separated. Exhausted at all the cleaning, sorting I've done. Pleased that the guys will be living in a clean place.

Tomorrow will be bittersweet. Hubby has been doing very well for the most part with is diabetes. He has to remind his dad twice a day to take his shot and he takes his first so he can tell his dad he already took his. Maybe he needs someone to take care of? Maybe having someone else with diabetes helps him?

Overall, it's been a good month and we have gotten along better than we have in the past 4 years. Isn't that an eye opener? I will fly back in a couple of months and hold a huge estate sale. I have a 2 1/2 car garage full to the brim with stuff. And I've found a few treasures to take home....mostly genealogy files and photographs to scan in.

I am looking forward to getting some good rest. To having some alone time. To seeing my sisters. I have not had a moment to work on any of my art projects that I brought with me, so I'm looking forward to that as well.